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In today's ever-evolving threat landscape, securing every layer of your IT infrastructure is paramount. For virtualized environments, the hypervisor serves as the bedrock, making its security a critical concern. VMware's Secure Boot for ESXi hosts offers a robust mechanism to enhance the integrity and trustworthiness of your virtualization platform right...

Introduction Storage is one of the core components of any virtual infrastructure. In VMware vSphere, understanding different types of storage technologies and how they interact with ESXi hosts is crucial for optimal performance, scalability, and availability. In vSphere, understanding how storage is provisioned, accessed, and managed by ESXi hosts is...

What is ESXi DCUI?Why Do We Use VMware ESXi DCUI?How to Access ESXi Shell from VMware ESXi DCUIAccessing the DCUILocally Accessing DCUIRemotely Accessing DCUIDCUI Menu OverviewConfiguring Network SettingsResetting the Root PasswordRestarting the Management NetworkViewing System LogsShutting Down or Rebooting the HostAccessing ESXi Shell from DCUIConclusion What is ESXi DCUI? VMware...

vSphere 7 is a product of VMware that is used for very large, high-level tasks that involve setting up a cloud and cloud system. vSphere is designed to support the widest range of virtual infrastructure needs, with a wide range of enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses, cloud manufacturers using this product as the foundation of...

VMware vSphere Replication 9.0.2 is a powerful disaster recovery solution for vSphere environments, enabling asynchronous VM replication across sites. With full integration into vCenter Server, vSphere Replication reduces downtime and provides cost-effective protection for critical workloads. VMware vSphere Replication Features and Capabilities 🧩 Key Features of vSphere Replication 9.0.2 ✔️...

Installing ESXi 8 with an unsupported CPU VMware ESXi 8 has discontinued support for many older CPU models, as described in Broadcom's 318697 article (Discontinuation and Removal of CPU Support in vSphere Versions). The result is the following error message if you try to install ESXi 8 on a server with an unsupported CPU: Note...

Certification Companion for the LPIC-3 305 Exam With this guide, quickly learn about the key topics required for the LPIC-3 305 exam from the Linux Professional Institute. This exam is the third exam in the four-part series of LPIC-3 certifications that deals with virtualization and containers. The LPIC-3 certification generally helps developers and system...

Introduction As cyber threats continue to evolve, securing access to your VMware ESXi 8 environment is more critical than ever. While traditional username-password authentication provides a basic level of security, it is no longer sufficient against modern attack vectors like credential theft, brute-force attacks, and phishing. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) adds...

IntroductionWhat is RADIUS ServerWhy Use Two-Factor Authentication in VMware ESXi 8?Prerequisites for Configuring 2FA in VMware ESXi 8Steps to Configure Two-Factor Authentication in VMware ESXi 8Step 1: Enable SSH and Access ESXi ShellStep 2: Configure the RADIUS ServerStep 3: Configure 2FA on the ESXi HostStep 4: Test the RADIUS ConfigurationStep...

When managing virtual environments, ensuring secure and efficient access is critical. One powerful tool for achieving this in VMware ESXi 8 is Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). Today, we’ll dive deep into RBAC, explain its components, and walk you through its configuration step-by-step. Consider this a classroom session where we unravel...